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Blindshot
When financier Paul Carignan is hit by a stray bullet and killed in Beaufort, Quebec, the town leaders seem reluctant to investigate. Running out of patience, his teenage sons, Jack and Noah, take justice into their own hands -- and kidnap the locals they suspect are responsible. Things soon erupt and the boys find themselves besieged in their house with their captives. In the middle is their mother, Catherine, not sure which side to take. For Tom 'Brooder' Doran, Beaufort's Deputy Chief of Police, the investigation has just gotten very complicated. One thing's for sure, this sleepy town is in for a fiery shakeup.
341 pages, Paperback
First published February 16, 2019
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About the author
Denis Coupal
2 books5 followersDenis Coupal is a Canadian novelist and screenwriter, author of the critically acclaimed BLINDSHOT, recently optioned for television by Entourage Group.
BLINDSHOT won GOLD in The Miramichi Reader's 2020 Best First Novel Award, and Finalist in the CWC's Arthur Ellis Awards 2020 for Best First Novel.
Denis Coupal's screenplay Monograph was a Semi-Finalist (top 9%) in the 2020 Los Angeles Blue Cat Screenplay Competition. Denis Coupal's feature-length screenplays have been funded by The FUND (The Foundation to Underwrite New Drama for Pay Television), Roger’s Pay Television, and SODEC.
He won Honourable Mention in the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition for his short story “Brand Loyalty,” published in Minority Reports by Vehicule Press.
BLINDSHOT won GOLD in The Miramichi Reader's 2020 Best First Novel Award, and Finalist in the CWC's Arthur Ellis Awards 2020 for Best First Novel.
Denis Coupal's screenplay Monograph was a Semi-Finalist (top 9%) in the 2020 Los Angeles Blue Cat Screenplay Competition. Denis Coupal's feature-length screenplays have been funded by The FUND (The Foundation to Underwrite New Drama for Pay Television), Roger’s Pay Television, and SODEC.
He won Honourable Mention in the 2011 Quebec Writing Competition for his short story “Brand Loyalty,” published in Minority Reports by Vehicule Press.
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July 13, 2019
If you enjoy good mystery-thrillers, then Blindshot should be on your radar.
June 14, 2019
Great read. A real page turner. I loved the twist at the end and the fact the heroes were unexpected!
July 25, 2019
Denis Coupal has created a fascinating and complex world that centres around the (fictional, je pense) county of Beaufort, in the picturesque Eastern Townships region of Quebec. When a wealthy businessman is shot, the true nature of the town is slowly revealed through the relationships of the key power players in the community. The shooting also sets the businessman's young sons on a path looking for justice, or maybe just revenge.
Coupal's observations of this world and of human nature elevate it beyond a conventional suspense novel, although the plot has an engine that kept me wanting to turn just one more page - with the twists not stopping right until the end. Themes of corruption and loyalty are explored in ways that kept me thinking about it long after I put the book down.
The young protagonists and their mother are particularly memorable and real and I want to see what they, and the brooding police officer Paul Doran will do next. Recommended for fans of Louise Penny.
Coupal's observations of this world and of human nature elevate it beyond a conventional suspense novel, although the plot has an engine that kept me wanting to turn just one more page - with the twists not stopping right until the end. Themes of corruption and loyalty are explored in ways that kept me thinking about it long after I put the book down.
The young protagonists and their mother are particularly memorable and real and I want to see what they, and the brooding police officer Paul Doran will do next. Recommended for fans of Louise Penny.
May 12, 2019
Excellent story! Kickass ending too. Felt like a real village populated with lots of shady characters. A very enjoyable read.
July 16, 2020
Riveting, realistic noir set in small-town Quebec in eastern Canada. With a tense plot revolving around detective protagonist Tom Doran and the family of a murdered man vs. that man's murderers, this book's got it all: characters you care about, clean writing with some killer lines straight out of Chandler, a well-drawn and increasingly claustrophobic small-town setting, a simple but expertly woven plot that crescendos to a perfect climax and conclusion, etc. Denis Coupal's Blindshot was recently optioned for TV-series production and that's some great news, because if the end result is anything like this book, it will be an excellent show. Stellar Canadian crime fiction.
June 8, 2020
An absolutely riveting story set in beautiful place, involving family, community, cottage country and other relationships, with fantastic mystery at center of this story too.
No spoilers here, but I was totally satisfied with this books ending, not predictable, but perfect for this story. I strongly recommend this book as a great read, and I thank Denis Coupal for writing this great story too.
No spoilers here, but I was totally satisfied with this books ending, not predictable, but perfect for this story. I strongly recommend this book as a great read, and I thank Denis Coupal for writing this great story too.
March 4, 2022
Good read.
September 8, 2024
J’aime bien les polar. Je les aime encore plus quand ça se passe dans des endroits qui me sont familiers.
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